Luggage carrier for motor vehicles



Jul 20 1926..

BR F011 MOTOR VEHICLES x Filed Nqv. 17 1925 LUGGAGE CARRI Patented July 20, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES L. MCVOY, OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA.

' LUGGAGE CARRIER FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

Application filed November ing designed to be supported in the same manner and. applied to the bumper or'spring, or bumper and spring in the same way.

The present in'lproven'ient embodies few parts, those readily assembled and the box or ice holder being readily attachable and detachable.

Other objects and advantages of the in vention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by the appended claims.

The invention, in its preferred form, is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which with the numerals of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which F iguie 1 is a perspective view showingmy improvement applied to the bumper and springs of a motor vehicle.

Figure 2 is a vertical cross section as on the line 22 of Figure l.

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of an ice holder designed to be applied to the springs, or to the bumper and springs as may be desired.

Figure 4: is a vertical longitudinal section of the box of Figure 1, broken away.

Like-numerals of reference indicate. like parts throughout the several Views.

Referring to the drawings- 1 designates the radiator and 2 2 the front springs of a motor vehicle of any Well known type, it being designed to so modify the hangers as to adapt the attachment to the different types of motor vehicles with- .out any material change.

3 isthe bumper. The supporting means of the box or other receptacle 4 Willi-be of a form applicable to the .form of springs and-bumper of the particular type of car to which the said receptaclois to be applied.

In the present instance the box or rel. lhese hangers may a further object to 17, 1925. Serial no. 69,642.

ceptacle t is of rectangular form and of a lengtlr to just lit in betweenthe springs and between the bumper and the radiator. The size and shape of the box may vary as circumstances may require.

the ends with hangers 5 adapted to fit over It is provided at I the springs, and preferably provided with thumb screws (3 by means of which the hangers may be securely a'ltixed in position over the springs as seen at the left in Figure be;.of any suit-able form adapted to the purpose and may be formed on the ends of a metallic strip 7 which extends the whole length of the box 4 as seen in Figure 4, being extended beneath the bottom ot the box and secured thereto in any suitable manner, the hangers being rigid with the opposite ends of the said strip as seen in said Figure 4, or thehangers may be each formedv independently of the other and attached upon the under side of the box at opposite ends, as seen in Figure 3 inconnection with the ice carrier, soon to be described.

This ice carrier or pan 8 in general contour is substantially the same as the box 4 but has a perforated bottom 9 as seen in Figure'i-l. the hangerslO being formed each independently of the other and attached to the under side and ends of the box in any suitable manner, as seen in Figure 3. They are adapted to engage over the springs and are provided with thumb screws or the like 11 by means of which the hangers may be securely held in position after having-been engaged over the springs, as will be readily understood from Figure 1, the ice pan being designed to be detachablyand interchangeably employed, that is, the box 4; may be readily removed and the ice pan substituted, or vice versa.

The ice pan may, in some instances, be rcmovably supported beneath the box 4 f desired.

The box 4 is provided with a movable top portion 12 having upon the top thereof a rack or the like 13 which in the present instance is shown'as of a surrounding rail 14 supported from the top 12, which forms the cover to the box 4, by means of the supports '15 attached to the top in any suitable man ner as seen in Figure 1. This forms a convenient holder for rugs, blankets, or the.

T e top portion 12 which forms the cover i to the box is movably connected with the,

said box; in the present instance by means of the curved members 16 attached as at 17 to the under side of the top 12 and working loosely through holes 18 in "thebackof the box as seen in Figure 2. .The curved members 16, working through thesaid holes, form a sort ofhinge iiponlwhich thetop may be moved to am access of the box, as 'w'l be readil understood.

The top portion 12 may be ield inclosed position many suitable position. In the present instance I havechosen to show the front of the said top as providedwith a loop member secured thereto in any suitable manner and on the front of the box 4 is an' upstanding member: 20 having an offset as at 21, see Figure 2, which upstanding member is designed to enter the loop 19 as men in Figures 1 and 2, being provided with an opening 21 through which maybe applied any suitable form otlockin' or fastening means, not herein shown. 1e upstanding member 20 is formed on the angular mem ber 22 secured-to the vertical side and the bottomofthebox in any suitable way, as seen in Fi ure 2 and serving tostr'engthen the box. 5 he; bottom of the box is further strengt readi yunderstood.

'23 are' hangers securedto the bottom of the box 4 at the front as seen in Figure 1 and V adapted to engage over the bumper as seen in the said figure, being provided, preferto the interior ably, with thumb screws or the like 23 for an obvious purpose. The mode of use will be apparent. The box, as well as the ice pan, may be supported solely from the springs or from the bumper, or..from' both, preferably the-latter, and can be applied or detached in a short space of time.

Modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any-of, its advantages. j v What is claimed as newlisr" 1. A receptacle for the p1irpdse described, having a longitudinally extended. member attached to its under side and having its ends upturned and formed into hangers to engage over the front springs of a vehicle and hooked members extended under the side of the receptacle to engage over the bumper,

said hangers and hooked member being readily removable from the springs and bumper.

2. In a device of the character described, a receptacle having hangers for its support over the front springs and the bumper of a motor vehicle, and a top provided with -curved members rigidly attached to the unhened lay-the member 17 aswill be:

dor side of the top and 'WOIkiII% loosely through openings in the side of t e. receptacle.

In testimony whereof CHARLES n. McVOY.

I afiix my signature. 

